Sergio would want you to see this....

http://www.hulu.com/watch/124875/saturday-night-live-snl-digital-short-the-curse

Sergio

I've been quite busy working on a lot of other elements to my cloth diapering business, but I felt an update was due on here... and what better subject to update you all on than my new best friend Sergio?

Here's a hint as to who he is (other than his name which basically gives him away)... he loves to cut fabric as he makes a perfectly straight seam with lots of thread.  He.... uh... loves to be well oiled every so often in order to.... okay, this could spiral out of control way too quickly.

Sergio is my new SERGER.  He actually looks like this:

(okay... he is actually an older version of this model, but this is the internet and he feels he should be able to represent himself however he chooses.)

I really needed (wanted) a serger for making diaper inserts but considering how expensive they are, I didn't think I'd be able to afford one for ages.  In stepped my sweet friend Dot, who offered to send me her serger.  For free.  How amazing is that?  Obviously I jumped at the chance to take it because Pfaff is a great brand and when else would I get an opportunity like this?

I got Sergio serviced (admire my restraint! admire it!) and now he serges like a dream.  I've been making all sorts of inserts for my diapers and now my diapers absorb like a dream too! 

I've been having a lot of fun spamming up the 'net with dick&jane... I'm now on Twitter, Etsy, Facebook... and a real live website is in production.  Social media is great for this stuff and actually makes marketing fun.

Well, I'm working on inserts today... I'd better get back to it!  I'll post photos of the finished results later on.

dick&jane

Ta-da!

As you can see, the title of my blog has changed.  I have decided to call my diaper company "dick&jane".

Until I get my website up and running, my info will be found here and in my Etsy shop.

:)

Etsy!!!

My Etsy is finally up!

Check it out here:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/anniemathesonallen?ref=pr_shop

Also, watch for a Facebook group thingy near you sometime soon!  I'll force you to 'like' me.  Yyyyyyyup.

Today's pretty dipes: Part II

Here's the second one I did today that reeks of pretty.  I love it and honestly I think I'll shed a small tear if/ when it is sold!

A day for pretty diapers

A part of me wants to just go out and buy beautiful feminine fabrics and make a whole swack of girly diapers, but that wouldn't be fair... to Sylvan, because he'd have to model them*, and to all the other boy babies out there who so often get left out when it comes to cute cloth diapers. 

That being said, today was a PRETTY diaper day.  I had found some beautiful but decidedly feminine fabrics recently and just couldn't resist buying a few metres of each to make some gorgeous diapers. 

I'll do today's post in two separate installments again.... just for fun.

* I don't really have a problem with Sylvan wearing girly diapers.  They're diapers. Not a big deal. :)

I'm under arrest...

For putting shirtless cops on a diaper!  A BABY'S diaper!

But how could I not?  Look at how hilarious....

Sergers, fabric and diapers, oh my!

Earlier this week I got a REALLY awesome package in the mail... a used serger from my friend Dot in BC!  She shipped it all the way out here for me just because she knew I would make good use of it.  So generous... thanks Dot!  Now I just have to figure out how to use it... I've heard sergers are scary tricky, so I'm hoping it isn't too intimidating. 

I am really thankful for the serger because now I can start making all my own inserts.  Until I get started on my own serged inserts for the diapers I think I'll have to sell my diapers with purchased inserts, because the inserts are really important for maximum absorbency.  I plan to order absorbent bamboo velour, fleece and microfibre to construst layers of fabric for a soft and high-performance insert.  Now that I have a serger I'll be able to whip up a lot of them in no time (if the learning curve isn't too steep!) and they will be very durable for lots of washes with the strong serged edges. 

Now that I've got that out of the way, please enjoy this diaper made with some of the sweet fabric Dot sent me with the serger:

Old-lady chic

There are so many 'vintage' prints out there these days.  I found this one when I first started out making diapers, and I'm sorry to say that I wasted most of it on a couple crappy diapers (pun intended! ha! ... ha!) I made while I was still figuring most of this out.  I found some scraps of this fabric left over yesterday, and now that my pattern is in two parts, I was able to get enough together to make another diaper.

Enjoy the old-lady chicness of this one. <3

Gnomes

I'm going to post the diapers I made today in 2 posts.... easier that way!

Yesterday I altered my pattern so that I can cut my fabric in two parts.  Previously the diapers I made that had illustrations on them would be upside-down from the front of the baby and right-side-up from the back.  I wanted the illustrations to be facing right-side-up from either side, so I made it so that I would have to cut the fabric twice. 

Nice couple of gnomes sitting on some mushrooms...

A girlish one and a boyish one.

I've had the opportunity to take advantage of Fabricland's 50% off sale (cue angelic singing) and I had a wonderful afternoon spent at Len's Mill, so I've got a couple more diapers to show off as a result of my shopping spree! 

These ones are waterproof, in case you're wondering.

These photos of the skulls diaper don't do it justice.  Crappy lighting! I need to figure out my camera.

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